Alex Johnson
@shedworking.bsky.social
Writer of non-fiction books (latest: When Books Go Bad). Online editor at Fine Books magazine, columnist at the Idler. Coined term "shedworking". Half-decent snooker player. https://thewritinghut.substack.com/
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘February’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt 1958
‘February’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt 1958
February 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘February’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt 1958
‘February’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt 1958
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Rediscovered Original The Jungle Book Illustrations to Auction
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Rediscovered Original 'The Jungle Book' Illustrations to Auction
Two original watercolour illustrations for Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book long thought lost have been rediscovered and will be offered at Roseberys next month.Extraordinarily rare, they increase th...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Rediscovered Original The Jungle Book Illustrations to Auction
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See if you can spot me performing in this video...
February 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM
See if you can spot me performing in this video...
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Ladybird’s version of ‘The Big Pancake’ (1972)
And here’s the Essex lane they all ran down
Artist: Robert Lumley
And here’s the Essex lane they all ran down
Artist: Robert Lumley
February 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Ladybird’s version of ‘The Big Pancake’ (1972)
And here’s the Essex lane they all ran down
Artist: Robert Lumley
And here’s the Essex lane they all ran down
Artist: Robert Lumley
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The Ladybird Adventures in History books by Lawrence Du Garde Peach. For many of us they sparked a love of history
February 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The Ladybird Adventures in History books by Lawrence Du Garde Peach. For many of us they sparked a love of history
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For the sheddies asking when they can enter their sheds for 2026. It will be open but not this month, why? it's related to this news ............. 👇
So Where is Shed of the year 2026?
Behind the shed #94: Is 20 years of sheds, the end?
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#shedoftheyear
Behind the shed #94: Is 20 years of sheds, the end?
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#shedoftheyear
February 14, 2026 at 9:23 AM
For the sheddies asking when they can enter their sheds for 2026. It will be open but not this month, why? it's related to this news ............. 👇
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We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Librarian in Marsh's Library. This will be a great position for an early-career librarian. Further details at: marshlibrary.ie/assistant-li...
Seeking an Assistant Librarian - Marsh's Library
We are seeking to recruit an Assistant Librarian for Marsh’s Library in central Dublin. Location: St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 Reporting to: Assistant Director, Marsh’s Library Salary: €40,000 – €45,...
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February 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Librarian in Marsh's Library. This will be a great position for an early-career librarian. Further details at: marshlibrary.ie/assistant-li...
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Women Printers, Publishers, and Booksellers: Five Rare Books for Collectors
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Women Printers, Publishers, and Booksellers: Five Rare Books for Collectors
Highlights of Bernard Quaritch's new Women Printers, Publishers, Booksellers catalogue celebrating the contribution of women to the book trade in Europe across four centuries, from the early 1500s to ...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Women Printers, Publishers, and Booksellers: Five Rare Books for Collectors
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Just going to leave this here
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Just going to leave this here
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I have watched the episodes
that were on
the iplayer
and which
you were probably
saving
for next week
Forgive me
they were delicious
so short
and I wanted to be discourse-ready
that were on
the iplayer
and which
you were probably
saving
for next week
Forgive me
they were delicious
so short
and I wanted to be discourse-ready
February 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I have watched the episodes
that were on
the iplayer
and which
you were probably
saving
for next week
Forgive me
they were delicious
so short
and I wanted to be discourse-ready
that were on
the iplayer
and which
you were probably
saving
for next week
Forgive me
they were delicious
so short
and I wanted to be discourse-ready
This looks tremendous monorailmusic.com/product/some...
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This looks tremendous monorailmusic.com/product/some...
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Looking for a way to get back into reading during the #NationalYearofReading?
Joining a book club is a great way to make reading a community activity!
Joining a book club is a great way to make reading a community activity!
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Looking for a way to get back into reading during the #NationalYearofReading?
Joining a book club is a great way to make reading a community activity!
Joining a book club is a great way to make reading a community activity!
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In 'My Year of Reading Welshly', Alex Johnson reads one book about or from Wales every week.
Every chapter ends with discussion points and themes that you can bring to your book club chat!
Every chapter ends with discussion points and themes that you can bring to your book club chat!
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In 'My Year of Reading Welshly', Alex Johnson reads one book about or from Wales every week.
Every chapter ends with discussion points and themes that you can bring to your book club chat!
Every chapter ends with discussion points and themes that you can bring to your book club chat!
Somebody just told me that Edith Wharton marked up in her copy of Anna Karenina every mention of Karenin's ears. I can't find confirmation of this but do any of you know if it's true or just a great big joke?
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Somebody just told me that Edith Wharton marked up in her copy of Anna Karenina every mention of Karenin's ears. I can't find confirmation of this but do any of you know if it's true or just a great big joke?
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I am speaking on book curses for the Victor Wynd Museum/ The Last Tuesday Society. But if book curses aren't your thing, there's a plethora of other talks on scapulimancy, fish, sin-eating and bonkbusters, to name but a few.
Hellfire, Hanging, and Humiliation: Book Curses through Book History Dr Eleanor Baker - Zoom - The Last Tuesday Society
Hellfire, Hanging, and Humiliation: Book Curses through Book History For as long as the written word has existed, so has the desire to protect it. One means by which people […]
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February 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I am speaking on book curses for the Victor Wynd Museum/ The Last Tuesday Society. But if book curses aren't your thing, there's a plethora of other talks on scapulimancy, fish, sin-eating and bonkbusters, to name but a few.
This has been a marvellous series. Well worth catching up with previous episodes.
Tomorrow we release the final episode of Backlisted for the foreseeable future.* After ten years, it's a very odd feeling. I am looking forward to spending more time with my books and fewer times on social media.
* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
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* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
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At Last I Am Free
YouTube video by Robert Wyatt - Topic
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February 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM
This has been a marvellous series. Well worth catching up with previous episodes.
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THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
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February 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR
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Beautiful everyday Ladybird things
Village shop (1964)
Artist: Harry Wingfield
Village shop (1964)
Artist: Harry Wingfield
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Beautiful everyday Ladybird things
Village shop (1964)
Artist: Harry Wingfield
Village shop (1964)
Artist: Harry Wingfield
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2026 is the #NationalYearofReading!
It can be overwhelming deciding where to start when you're beginning or restarting your reading journey.
Why not take the lead from Alex Johnson @shedworking.bsky.social who spent a year reading 52 books from and about Wales?
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/my-year...
It can be overwhelming deciding where to start when you're beginning or restarting your reading journey.
Why not take the lead from Alex Johnson @shedworking.bsky.social who spent a year reading 52 books from and about Wales?
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/my-year...
My Year of Reading Welshly | UWP
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February 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
2026 is the #NationalYearofReading!
It can be overwhelming deciding where to start when you're beginning or restarting your reading journey.
Why not take the lead from Alex Johnson @shedworking.bsky.social who spent a year reading 52 books from and about Wales?
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/my-year...
It can be overwhelming deciding where to start when you're beginning or restarting your reading journey.
Why not take the lead from Alex Johnson @shedworking.bsky.social who spent a year reading 52 books from and about Wales?
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/my-year...
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Other work by the Ladybird artists.
'The Old Farmyard, Findon Place'
Artist: SR Badmin
'The Old Farmyard, Findon Place'
Artist: SR Badmin
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists.
'The Old Farmyard, Findon Place'
Artist: SR Badmin
'The Old Farmyard, Findon Place'
Artist: SR Badmin
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🥁 Drum roll please... My next book will be about the Victorian pier engineer and architect EUGENIUS BIRCH so I took the opportunity yesterday to visit the Scarborough Art Gallery exhibition about his 1877 Aquarium. Demolished in 1968 the building was an amazing Indo-Moorish fantasy - with fish!!
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
🥁 Drum roll please... My next book will be about the Victorian pier engineer and architect EUGENIUS BIRCH so I took the opportunity yesterday to visit the Scarborough Art Gallery exhibition about his 1877 Aquarium. Demolished in 1968 the building was an amazing Indo-Moorish fantasy - with fish!!
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Rothschild Vienna Mahzor 15th Century Hebrew Prayerbook Sold for $6.4m
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Rothschild Vienna Mahzor 15th Century Hebrew Prayerbook Sold for $6.4m
Sotheby’s in New York has sold the rare Rothschild Vienna Mahzor Hebrew prayerbook for $6.4 million.Created in Vienna in 1415, the High Holiday prayer book reflects the achievements of Ashkenazi manus...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Rothschild Vienna Mahzor 15th Century Hebrew Prayerbook Sold for $6.4m
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Batman No. 1 and Superman No. 1 Comics Sell for $13m Total
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Batman No. 1 and Superman No. 1 Comics Sell for $13m Total
Heritage Auctions in collaboration with SemperFi Comics has completed one of the largest private comic transactions by selling a Batman No. 1 for $6 million alongside a Superman No. 1 for $7 million. ...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Batman No. 1 and Superman No. 1 Comics Sell for $13m Total
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